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HAROLD D. CHURCH, OF DETROIT. MICHIGAN, ASS'JIGNOR TO PACKARD MOTOR. CAR

COMPANY,-OF DETROIT, MICHIGAN, A CORPORATION OF MICHIQAN.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Pal'ented .\'ov.1'1, 1919.

Original application filed May 29. 1915. Serial No. 31.172. Divided andthis application filed April 8, 1918.

Serial No. 227.285.

Tohll whom it may concern: I Be it known that I, HAnoLn I). inunru, a

citizenof the United States, and resident of obots oi einvention willappear- Erom'th'efo' owing description taken in conrnectidnjwitl' thedrawings, which form a.

perfiofzthis specification, end in which: 15s a. left side elevation ofa motor.

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embodying this invention, parts hengln'ollien' away to show interiorconstruc- 3 5;]? 2 is n Inn View of the vehicle shown in wi parts brokenaway;

Fig. 8 is an elevation and pirrt sectional 3 view of the casing for thecontrolling mechthe carburetor and intake pipe of the rater, and thevarious operating connmting I k J 4 is a. longitudinal sectional viewthrough the casing shown. in Fig. 3;

Fig. 5 is e plan view of the casing for the 85 control rods; and

Fig. 6 is e tmnsversn section snbstnnti all v on the line 6-6 of Fig. 4.

In the drawin the motor vehicle frame consists principa 1y of the sidemembers 20 and various cross members such as tho nn-mber 21 shown inFig. 2. Mounted upon this frame is a motor 22 under the bonnet.- :3 andbetween the radiator 2-1 andthe dash 25. The opemtofs seat isrepresented at '26. and

4 the floor boardsat 27.

For the purpose of mounting" the hand control mechanism of the vehicleoo'n'vrniont for operation by the driver. a (using-.100 of elongatedshape is shown asmountcd on the '50 vehicle dash 25. At its lower end.the. easing isformed with n flange 101 which is seecured to the dash,and at Its upper end there is a tubular extension 10-2 which isconnected to the dash 25 at the top thereof.

Thus the casing for the operating mechanism is rigidly secured andbraced to the dash in front of the steering post. 67. and it will henoticed that the upper end of the casing 100 is dirrrtly beneath thesteering win-cl G8 and therefore convenient for the operator, while thelower end extends a through the dash 25.:u1d is therefore adiaceut themotor where the various operating devices may be conveniently connectedto the motor control parts.

The upper part of the 100 -is chlnrged and supports the coil an switchl03 for controlling the ignition of thefinotor.

It also supports four control 104,

rods are arranged symmetricellyfiibout'flie rod 104, and each isprovided withl enop' crating handle or lever 1oa.'-'- *s ="mms of theselevers 109, the rog'ls 105,106 0.1111107 it! may respectively beoperzitcd and they are retains-din adjusted position by e finger 110.

on each of the levers cngugingin suitable notches 111 on a guide 112. .Acap 113 covare the ends of all of the rods except rod 104 which projectsthrough it, and this cep is'removab v secured to the casing sud has sideopenings for each of the levers 109.

The lower ends of these controlling rods are mounted in suitable bearinm the lower part of lhe casing 100 an the rod 104 is provided with rarkteeth 114- mesh} ing with a. gear 115 nperntin an arm 116' gonnrclrtl toa link HT. whic opens and rinses a butterfly valve 118 in the me'ineirintake 119 of the ngotor carburetor. The rod 105 is connected through beel gears 120, arm 121 and link I22 with the throttle 123 in the motorinlake i'pe 121. The rod 106 is connected througi bevel 125, arm 126.link 12?, and rock shaft 128 with the spark advance mechanism of themotor, which is not shown. The rod 107 is connected through bnrol gears129. arm 130, and link 131. with a wedge 13:! for adjusting the tensionof the, spring 133 on the carburetor air valve 134.

The form of the invention herein shown,

valve" levers-and another control rod passing is illustrative only, andwhile I have described in some detail a specific embodiment of myinvention which I deem to be new and advantageous and will specificallyclaim, yet I do not desire to be understood that my invention is limitedto the exact details of construction as it will be apparent that changeswill be made therein without departing from the spirit or scope of theinvcn on;-

Having thus described my invention, what I claim and desire to secure byLetters Patent is p 1. In a control mechanism for motor vehicles, thecombination of an elongated casing, oscillating control rods havingseparate axes mounted therein. means at the upper end of the icasfin foroperating said rods, gearing separate y operated by said rods, saidcasing having a common chamber at its lower end for all of said rodoperated gearing and connections extending through said casing from saidgearing to the motor for controlling the latter.

2. In a control mechanism for motor vehicles, the combination of anelongated casing, controL-rodstherein extending through the upper wallthereof, operating ievers on the projecting ends of said rods, a capover the cated in a common chamber formed by the lower part of thecasing.

3. In a motor vehicle, the combination with a steering post and a dash,of a stationar spac from the steering post and comprising a body part, acolumn part connected at its lower end to the dash, and a bracket partbracin the body part from the dash, and controi rods passing throughsaid casing to the vehicle motor.

4. In a motor vehicle, in combination. a vehicle dash, a casing securedto andextend ing diagonally through the dash, control rods mounted inthe casing, gear means operatcd by the rods located at the lower end ofthe casing only, within a common chamber thereof and connections leadinfrom said gear means to motor parts and evices at the upper ends of therods for operating them.

5. Ina motor vehicle, in combination, a vehicle dash, a steering post,a. casing the axis of which is at an angle to that of the steering post,said casing being secured to and extending diagonally through the dash,said casing being enlarged at its upper end, control rods mounted in thecasing and extendin through said u per end,.and levers on saic rodsngaging t copper face of said rod ends and having side slots fol-saidenlarged end, for the purpose described.

through said ca and lower end of said mis i and aidap to be reci rocatedtherein gm operated separately y said rods, lo

In testimony whereoflafiix my signature. i

HAROLD 1). Carmen.

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